when i got in the car today and started it everything went smoothly, but once i shifted into first and gave gas a werid chriping noise started around 2000rpms, eventually when the engine heated up the noise only came up around 2500 rpms, its driving me isane what do you think it could be
chirping noise??
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bryanrevans
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Id say if you were in nuetral idleing it is the throw-out and clutch fork bounceing?????????When you have the clutch to the floor does it do it???
It's your speedometer cable. It's a very common problem. Usually gets a little worse (ie louder) the colder the weather gets. To fix it, remove the dash, gain access to the back of the speedometer, remove the C-clip holding the speedometer, and apply some liquid graphite to the end of the cable. It may also be a good time to consider replacing the cable while you're in there. Either way, the chirping should go away. Good Luck.
04sleeper
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04sleeper
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TOB is the little round bearing that sits on the input shaft (trans). it is actuated by the clutch fork, which is actuated by the clutch pedal/cable). the TOB is what pushes on the diaphram fingers to disengage the clutch.PeteyAce said:
some have noticed that when the bearing gets noisy, applying a little pressure on the cable (i.e. resting one's foot lightly on the pedal) quells the noise. some folks temporarily (or permanently) dial in a little preload on the clutch cable to quiet them down.
to add to earlier sentiments, a noisy speedo (an excellent suggestion at that time!) is generally noisy at one speed (often while going very slow, right after starting up or when the car and ambient temps are real cold). but if you are RPM dependant on the noise, that does suggest the TOB. i would just be real sure before i toss a new one in - it is a little work to do one.
good luck.
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